Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000621
William Brown Magnet Elementary School
54 N Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 · (773) 534-7250 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
196 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at William Brown Magnet Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
36.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.8pp since 2023
Math
18.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 14.8% | 7.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like William Brown Magnet Elementary School
William Brown Magnet Elementary School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Brown Magnet Elementary School this school | 232 | 84.5% | 26.1% |
| Mollison Elementary School Chicago | 237 | 85.7% | 9.0% |
| Avalon Park Elementary School Chicago | 225 | 85.8% | 18.8% |
| Evers Elementary School Chicago | 233 | 87.1% | 23.2% |
| Wacker Elementary School Chicago | 217 | 85.3% | 21.9% |
| Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy Chicago | 249 | 86.7% | 19.4% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where William Brown Magnet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,411 of 1,925 | #462 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #1,631 of 2,077 ▲ 104 | #550 of 829 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #1,458 of 2,077 ▲ 307 | #515 of 829 ▲ 165 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #1,915 of 2,419 | #776 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #53 of 2,035 | #34 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #1,741 of 2,042 | #661 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #414 of 2,132 | #292 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #1,009 of 1,461 | #494 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
232
+51 (+28%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 232 | 25.5 | 9.1:1 | 84% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 29.5 | 9.1:1 | 88% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 20.5 | 10.0:1 | 95% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 19.9 | 12.8:1 | 97% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 96% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 99% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 38 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Brown Magnet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (253 to 232); teachers up 28% (19.9 to 25.5).
About William Brown Magnet Elementary School
William Brown Magnet Elementary School is one of the public schools in Chicago, Illinois. It is a small elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 232 students. That is 39% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
District-wide, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
At William Brown Magnet Elementary School, 92% of students are Black. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 3% Asian. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
William Brown Magnet Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1, with 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. The school has 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for William Brown Magnet Elementary School is 22.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Rudolph Elementary Learning Center, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. William Brown Magnet Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
In 2020-21, William Brown Magnet Elementary School enrolled 181 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 232.
This page collects posts and questions about William Brown Magnet Elementary School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Rudolph Elementary Learning Center0.2 mi · 22
- Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet Schl0.3 mi · 423
- Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep0.5 mi · 1,060
- Young Magnet High School0.5 mi · 2,223
- Dett Elementary School0.6 mi · 326
- Otis Elementary School0.7 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About William Brown Magnet Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William Brown Magnet Elementary School?
William Brown Magnet Elementary School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades PK-08.
Is William Brown Magnet Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William Brown Magnet Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at William Brown Magnet Elementary School?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at William Brown Magnet Elementary School.
How diverse is William Brown Magnet Elementary School?
William Brown Magnet Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 92% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees William Brown Magnet Elementary School?
William Brown Magnet Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.